Mourad Ben Embarek

Mourad Ben Embarek (Arabic: مراد بن مبارك; died 2011) was a Moroccan modernist architect. He was a leader in the reconstruction of Agadir and published the first post-independence architecture magazine in Morocco: a+u.^[1]

Life

Mourad Ben Embarek was a member of Groupe des Architectes Modernes Marocains (GAMMA).^[2]

In 1961, he took over for Abdeslam Faraoui and directed the Service of Urbanism, remaining as director until 1966.^[1][3][4]

Notable works

• Technopark, Casablanca
• Terminal 1 of Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca
• Atlas Tower, Casablanca

References

1. Chaouni, Aziza (2011). "Depoliticizing Group GAMMA: contesting modernism in Morocco". Third world modernism : architecture, development and identity. Duanfang Lu. New York, NY: Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-203-84099-3. OCLC 703154680.
2. Lange, Alexandra (2019-10-01). "Brutalism Springs Eternal in Morocco". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
3. "Agadir : l'histoire d'une reconstruction - La Vie éco". lavieeco.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-18.
4. Hofbauer, Lucy (2019-01-15), Isnart, Cyril; Mus-Jelidi, Charlotte; Zytnicki, Colette (eds.), "Le mouvement moderne marocain à l'épreuve du tourisme (1950-1970)", Fabrique du tourisme et expériences patrimoniales au Maghreb, XIXe-XXIe siècles, Description du Maghreb, Maroc: Centre Jacques-Berque, ISBN 979-10-92046-37-3, retrieved 2022-07-19